hyphen (As-tu)

RichA1Kwiziq community member

hyphen (As-tu)

I've always been baffled about when a hyper is used as in this interview "As-tu..."  Je bison d'aide!

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "James se présente"

Reading A1, Family & Relationships, Listening or Seeing A1

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Rich, 

This is the Kwiziq lesson that will help you with your query -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/forming-questions-by-inverting-in-the-present-tense-except-il-elle-on-forms

Bonne Continuation !

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JohnA1Kwiziq community member

Inverting subject and verb makes the question more formal. Someone who is a friend could have said instead "Tu as des frères et soeurs?"

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JimC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Agree with John, but just add "with raised intonation".

Jim

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LarryC1Kwiziq community member
Quand vous faites commencer une phrase avec un verbe, vous liez le verbe avec la personne-sujet avec le tiret ("dash" en l'anglais que je parle)
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hyphen (As-tu)

I've always been baffled about when a hyper is used as in this interview "As-tu..."  Je bison d'aide!

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